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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in July

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in July...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of July of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 808
Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2023

Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of July(although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!

If you have July ship out issues/questions etc., need specific information, (or have some to share) or just want to talk to someone that is where you are, with a Recruit leaving for and arriving in BC in July, ...then this is the place to be. :-)

Remember, don't "miss 'em while you're with them!" :) Make the most of every precious moment together before they leave. This will be a big transition for both of you! We'll be here for you every step of the way...
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Things to do in the last month before your future sailor leaves

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Once your recruit has arrived at RTC, the next stop here is to join the group Boot Camp for Moms (and loved ones) Hangout and ask questions in this group until your form letter arrives.

***New news just out today (9/25/19) from the US Navy Recruit Training Command FaceBook page:

Attention families and friends of RTC: Previously, upon arrival to boot camp, recruits would box up their civilian belongings and ship it to their choice of destination. Our new procedure now has those boxes being stored locally and will be returned to the recruits the day before graduation. The new procedure went into effect this week beginning with Div. 409 in Training Group 52.

Approx two to three weeks after your recruit arrives you will receive the "Form Letter". The form letter will include their Ship# , DIV #, their mailing address, PIR date, and the Security Access Form. The Security Access form needs to be completed and sent back to your recruit ASAP. Keep this letter in a safe place, it has the information you will need.

The date that is on the form letter is the official date for your Recruit's Training Groups PIR (graduation), Things can always change for an individual Recruit (due to illness, injury, failure to pass a final test etc.)! So, we always recommend that you plan, if possible, to purchase Refundable or Exchangeable plane tickets.

After you have received the form letter, join the group for your recruits PIR. There you can ask questions about PIR, training, hotels etc.Those groups will be posted in the Boot Camp for Mom's group.

Thanks for joining us. We hope you will realize you are not alone, and will soon make new friends, plus feel supported and encouraged! :)

**It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Fitness Standards"The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes 37 seconds for female recruits."

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Comment by Amber-Brad's mom on July 7, 2010 at 10:27pm: PRI 8/27/2010 has been set up, so if this is your loved ones PIR, please come and join. These groups are great, as everyone that has that graduation date shares thier story's, laughter, tears.. just type in PIR 8/27/2010 in the search box.

Comment by carituggle (Ship 06, Div 944) on July 7, 2010 at 9:50pm: OMG thank ya'll so much this gives me great comfort. Kayse said she thought it would be weird if I didn't go but I don't want to seem like the hovering mom but I want to show so much support, These men and women are so brave and make me so proud with there choices. Can't wait to keep in touch and Ginny I just joined the Facebook. Thank you KK we plan on having dinner the night before and spending the night so we will be up and ready. :) thanks again N4M

Comment by carituggle (Ship 06, Div 944) on July 7, 2010 at 8:04pm: Will anyone go and see your child swear in? I have no question I will be there but I feel some people look at me like Why? I have been there for all of her events. Is it normal for parents to go for the swear in?

Comment by sailormomnTEXAS on July 7, 2010 at 7:13pm: 4 more days til he's gone. . . I don't think I'm ready to cut the umbilical cord. . . READY OR NOT HERE IT COMES :(

Comment by Maureen62 Proudmomofasailor on July 7, 2010 at 3:54pm: Ginny...I dont even have his recruiters number. I had his one recruiters number but not this new one...thanks for reminding me of that :)

Comment by Ret. Navy & Mom on July 7, 2010 at 3:36pm: I have to admit that I didn't start tearing up until I found this group a couple days ago. Now it is really starting to set in that the time is here. I was going to go to the recruiters with Bri on Monday but we agreed it best for me not to since we would both be there crying and she doesn't want to in front of everyone. I am sure she will call me that evening and Tues before she takes off to GL. Hope she meets up with Courtney and Morgan.

Comment by Maureen62 Proudmomofasailor on July 7, 2010 at 3:26pm: Ginny

When is Kyle leaving ? My son is soon leaving for his last dep meeting and said he has to go back tomorrow to do final paperwork. I asked him to find out all the details of next week, like if we can meet him for dinner even if hes at the hotel, time of swearing in, stuff like that. He leaves for the hotel Wed and to BCon Thurs 7/15

Comment by Maureen62 Proudmomofasailor on July 7, 2010 at 3:16pm: Dylansmom....keeping both you and your son in my thoughts and prayers. I know it just has to be tough and I will find out a week from tomorrow !! Let us know when you get your phone call from him ok ?
Would be really nice if Courtney and Morgan could meet up . A funny movie sounds great.....give you something to laugh about :)

Comment by Connorsmom(Ship11Div300)PIR9/2 on July 7, 2010 at 3:11pm: Thinking and praying for all of the July Deppers that have left so far! Reading everyone's posts about their sons and daughters bring tears to my eyes and tug on my heart -but it's a good cry! I will consider it a way to use this time to build up strength to not fall apart next Tues. when Connor leaves. It sounds like a long day of waiting and waiting before they actually leave for the airport. His MEPS is in downtown Phx. and so is the airport. I'm not sure at what point he will be sworn in, so I guess I will just be one of the characters hanging around downtown to get a phone call. I don't want to miss it.

Comment by PeggyM on July 7, 2010 at 2:04pm: Mary, Courtney leaves for GL on Tues as well, maybe she and Morgan will hook up!! we are going to see Grownups tonite as well!!!